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ALS IK KAN: NOTES: REVIEWS

372 pages. Published by The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis.)

A TEXT-BOOK that should proveof value to both teacher and studentof drawing is Lessons on Form, by A.

Blunck. It teaches the clear under-standing of the use and meaning of orna-ment by lessons upon the nature and prin-ciples of the geometrical, natural and ar-tistic forms which have already served, orcan be made to serve, as models or motifs ;upon the mutual relations that exist be-

tween the conformation and the use ofornament as such, and upon ornament asa symbol of connection, of support, of freeand confined endings, and as a decorationfor plain surfaces. The lessons are sup-plemented by a great many drawing ex-ercises, from the simplest forms of orna-ment to the most complex, all arrangedupon a surface marked off into squares.The author is a German architect, and thebook was written and drawn at thespecial request of the Prussian Ministry

of Commerce and Industry, (Lessonson Form, by A. Blunck. Translatedfrom the German by David OConor.Size I II/~ x 855. 124 pages. Price$3.00 net for English Edition. Illus-trated. Published by Bruno Hessling,G. M. B. H. Publisher of Architecturaland Art Industrial Works. 64 East 12thSt., New York.)

FOLLOWING Puvis de Chavannes

and Dante Gabriel Rossetti inNewnes Art Library Messrs. FrederickWarne & Co., N. Y., will issue at oncetwo interesting additions to this wellknown series, viz.: (No 16) The Later

Works of Titian, with 64 full-pagereproductions of his work, in half tone,and an interesting introduction by HenryMiles, together with a list of the principalworks of Tiziano Vecellio ; and (No. 17)The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, with56 full-page reproductions in half tone ofthe works of the brotherhood-FordMadox Brown, Wm. Holman Hunt, D.G. Rossetti, Sir John Everett Millais, andthe Italian Pre-Raphaelite Painters. Eachvolume has a frontispiece picture in photo-gravure.

A BOOK that will be welcomed bymany mothers as well as by teach-ers and settlement workers is Occupa-tions for Little Fingers, by ElizabethSage and Anna M. Cooley, of the Domes-tic Art Department, Teachers College,Columbia University. As stated in thepreface, the book was written in responseto a number of demands from settlementworkers, grade teachers and busy mothersat home, who are constantly asking:What can I do with my children?They want something to do. This bookis meant simply to furnish some ideas andto act as a suggestive medium, and its use-fulness in that field should be great. De-signs and simple, clear directions are giv-en for making all manner of interestingand attractive articles, some of them indolls size and others that might be usedas presents to grown-up friends. Allmanner of pretty and useful designs incord-work are shown, such as curtaincords, dolls or babys hammocks, lan-yards, toy whips, etc., and a number ofcharming suggestions for raffia-work, allamply illustrated. Coarse sewing fol-lows, then paper cutting and folding,

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with full directions for making all kindsof pretty things. For older childrenthere are clay modeling, weaving, bead-work, minature carpentry in making dollsfurniture and upholstering it, crochetingand knitting for girls and all manner ofabsorbing occupations for boys.

The needs of both mother and teacherare considered as well as those of the chil-dren, and many an answer to the cry ofWhat shall I do? will be found in thisuseful little manual. (Occupations forLittle Fingers, by Elizabeth Sage and

Anna M. Cooley. 154 pages. Illustrated.Price $1.00. Publisbed by CharlesScribners Sons. New York.)

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T HE Voice of Equality by EdwinArnold Brenholtz, is a book ofpoems written in the rhythmic prose styleof Whitman and Carpenter, but lackingthe poise and the grasp upon realities thatdistinguishes Leaves of Grass andTowards Democracy. The tone of

Mr. Brenholtzs book is rather frenziedand discordant, although earnest, as if hehad drunk too deeply of the new wine offreedom of thought and expression. Itis the cry of the revolutionist rather thanthe sane argument of the reformer, andits lack of poise and coherence takes awayfrom its strength. Still, it is interestingas another exposition of the steady advanceof the spirit of democracy, and needs onlymore repose to set free the strength of

some of the ideas advanced in its pages.(The Voice of Equality, by EdwinArnold Brenholtz. 107 pages. Price$1.25. Published by Richard G. Badger.The Gorham Press, Boston.)

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T HE third part of Section I. ofBuilding Construction and Super-intendence, by F. E. Kidder, has justbeen given to the public. Mr. Kidderhad been engaged for years upon thiswork, which was the last achievement ofhis life. Few men in the profession havebad the large experience he had had inpractical work of this character. Hisknowledge of general construction waswell known to architects and buildersthrough his published books, and the ar-ticles from his pen appearing at frequent

intervals in architectural, building andengineering journals. His experience,ability and practical good judgment hadcaused him for some years past to be calledfrequently into consultation by his profes-sional brethren in intricate and difficultstructural problems.

It was with this ripe experience andknowledge, both of the subject treatedand of the needs of architects and build-ers, that he entered upon the preparationof this, which he intended to be his mostelaborate and complete treatise on con-struction, and had not death interfered,he would have carried to completion thewhole work, the first section of which ispresented in this volume.

A review of its pages shows a care-ful and conscientious discussion of thesubject, and that in clear language, un-complicated by mathematical formulasthat are suited only to the engineer.Simplicity and thoroughness, clear de-

scription and full explanation are thecharacteristics of the treatise. This sec-

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tion is fully laid out and will later becompleted and published.

The following subjects are treated inthe book: Types of Wooden Trussesand the Mechanical Principles Involved;Types of Steel Trusses ; Layout,of Trussed Roofs-Bracing of the Roofand Trusses ; Open Timber Roofs andChurch Roofs; Vaulted and DomedCeilings, Octagonal and Domed Roofs;Coliseums, Armories, Trainsheds, Ex-position Buildings, Etc.; Computingthe Purlin and Truss Loads and Support-ing Forces; Stress Diagrams and Ver-tical Loads for Trusses Symmetricallyand Unsymmetrically Loaded. (Build-ing Construction and Superintendence.By F. E. Kidder, C. E., Ph. D., Archi-tect, Fellow of American Institute of Ar-chitects, Author of The Architects andBuilders Pocket-Book. Part III:Trussed Roofs and Roof Trusses. 306illustrations. Section I., 298 pages.Price $3.00. Published by William T.Comstock, New York.)

S IENTIFIC wood-working is thesubject of a compact Manual of Car-pentry and Joinery, written by J. W.Riley, lecturer in descriptive geometry,building construction, carpentry andjoinery, at the Municipal TechnicalSchool at Rochdale. In the book, whichis clearly written and fully illustrated,the simplest types of construction havebeen clearly set forth and the principlesthey embody have been emphasized con-

tinually. The elementary parts of geom-etry, mensuration, and mechanics havebeen given a good deal of space, for thereason that students of carpentry andjoinery constantly begin their work with-out this necessary preliminary knowl-edge. Among other special features ofthe book are the chapters on tools andwoodworking machinery, and a largenumber of diagrams are given of the de-tails of construction. From the firstchapter, which is a concise treatise onwoods, their characteristics, and the bestmethod of treating the different varieties,to the last, which deals with workshoppractice and special construction, the bookis a complete manual of instruction in allmanner of carpentry and cabinet workand should be exceedingly useful alike tohome workers and professional joiners.(A Manual of Carpentry and Joinery,by J. W. Riley. 500 pages. 923 illus-trations. Price, $2.00. Published byThe Macmillan Company, New York.)

T HE CRAFTSMAN wishes to cor-rect an error that appeared in theMay number in an article on The Peo-ples Institute. The Peoples ChoralUnion, which was by Mr. Russell creditedto the work of The Peoples Institute, isan entirely separate organization, estab-lished (prior to the inception of ThePeoples Institute) by Mr. Frank Dam-rosch, to whom New York City is mostwidely indebted for education and growthin musical matters.

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OUR HOME DEPARTMENT,A REAL LESSON IN HOUSE BUILDING

TE house shown in the Home De-partment this month was not de-signed by Mr. Stickley, nor is it

a Craftsman house in the technical senseof the word ; but it is very genuinely anexpression of what the Craftsman move-ment stands for, a home inspired by the

taste and needs of the people who are tolive in it, built for comfort, arrranged toafford the man who is to live in it theutmost opportunities to pursue the workof his life contentedly and successfully,and arranged so that the mistress thereofshould find in it the maximum of bright-ness and convenience with the minimum

of labor.And so this little house standing alone

in the heart of a great western plain isin spirit if not in letter a Craftsmanhouse, and was in fact designed and partly

constructed by an artist deeply in sympathywith Craftsman aims and purposes.

The pictures and description of the

simple little dwelling were sent in a let.ter to Mr. Stickley back in April. Theletter began :

We have been living out in our hutall winter. I have been painting Indiansin the various reservations for fifteen

years, and have built my hut in just thisspot because I wanted to paint the winterlandscape here as well as the Indians,-topaint them day after day and month aftermonth. At first I just had a studio outin the fields and then we decided that we

ought to build a house so that where wewere working best we should also live best,and here are the pictures of what the househas grown to be indoors and out: plainoutside, comfortable within, near the workof our life, almost the essence of it.

It is interesting to follow the letter andsee what can be accomplished in the most

remote territory, in the most primitive con-ditions, with the simplest ideals, and onlylocal materials at hand to work with-a

FLOOR PLAN OF THE HUT

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home constructed without asking a favorof civilization, grown, as it were, out ofthe very soil, an answer to a need. Thereis so much sentiment about such a housethat it is difficult to remember the im-portant details of size and wood and work-men.

The hut was built entirely by Indianboys with a carpenter to superintend them.Naturally the design was along thesimplest structural lines, for the workboyswere untrained, acquiring skill as they builtthe house. But they worked carefully

and obediently and finished every detail,roof, floor and walls. Then, so the letterreads, My wife and I did the rest. Andperhaps to take up the thread of the letterhere would give a better idea of the charmof the interior of the hut than anytranscription could afford.

From the start we planned our housefor comfort and for roominess, yet withthe utmost simplicity and always with aview to harmonious effects so far as colorand line were concerned. The peeled

pine logs for rafters and general wood-work are oiled, darkened with burnt umberto give color and tone. The doors andwindows are stained much darker.

The plaster is gray, and the floor ofoak, stained. The fireplace for eitherwood or coal is good and large, with aheavy oak board for a mantel. Thebricks were a sickly billious color, (theycame from dismantled old Ft. Custer nearhere) so I stained each separate brickwith turpentine and a touch of Venetianred, and there is not the least suggestionof paint about them.

The interior of the hut is about sixteenor seventeen by twenty-four feet. A six-

foot balcony at one end gives room enoughfor an extra single bed when wanted, andis decorative as well. The window at topof other end of the room where the coldnorth light comes in I did not like, so,with opaque paint for the leading andtransparent paint for the glass, I imitatedthe old German putzen s&&en, and nowget a flood of warm, colored light. Ourcandelabra is a tremendous fossil elk hornhung by blackened trace chains from theroof. The candle holders are fastened onto screw eyes (or eye screws), then put indrilled holes. (This was a harder jobthan painting Indians!)

A great robe decorated with coloredporcupine quills is on one wall ; a buffaloskull over the fireplace, shields, skins,Navajo rugs, other Indian things andseveral pictures complete the decorations.The large Navajo rug is gray and black.The furniture dark oak, the table and oneor two other pieces were made here, thebook-rack is from the Craftsman shops.

The curtains and portieres are soft

green, also from the Craftsman shops. Asa whole it is a restful, quiet harmony inwarm browns, grays and greens, thebits of Indian decoration giving a relief ofhigh color. Nothing seems to jar on one,nothing is crowded. When the candles(twelve) are lighted and a couple of biglogs are on the fire the room is very beau-tiful in the .mellow, warm light, or atleast we who have planned it and enjoy itthink so.

Besides this one large living and work-ing room, which is the ideal way to dis-pose of space in a small house, there arealso a sleeping room and small kitchenbuilt out at the end of the hut. The

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studding and rafters of these little an-nexes are stained just as the two largerrooms are. The kitchen walls are coveredwith Sanitas, an idea from THECRAFTSMAN and the wood-work is paint-ed gray.

In the tiny bedroom the wainscotingand floors are covered with Japanese mat-ting, and the color scheme is all of har-monizing grays and browns.

The price of this small but apparentlyideal dwelling place is not given. Itwould have been interesting to know justhow much, or rather how little, money ittook to create a place so full of simplecharm, of peace and beauty; for if _ onestops to think into the question, it is thebuilding of just such homes as this, bornof necessity and finished as a witness to thetaste of the owner, that is helping to bringabout a reformation in American archi-tecture, which was up to the present

century, and still is, almost wholly falseand imitative, unlovely and without pos-sibilities of real convenience or comfort.

The owner of this hut is an artist ofrepute-a member of the faculty of theCincinnati Art Academy for ten years.An interesting collection of his Indianpaintings is in the Smithsonian Institu-tion at Washington, and Mrs. PhoebeHearst has purchased over a hundred ofhis paintings of Indians and plain life forthe University of California, as art trea-sures and to be used as reference inthe study of history of the North AmericanIndian.

During the present summer the hutwill remain empty, for the artist and hiswife are to spend the time studying thePueblo Indians for a fresh collection ofpaintings.

The hut is called Absurokee, anIndian word for Crow.

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THE CRAFTSMAN'S OPEN DOORSUGGESTIONS OF INTEREST TO HOME-BUILDERS

AND EHOME-MAKERS

A supplementing the article in theOpen Door of the May issue oiTHE CRAFTSMAN. we want to adda word on the subject of reliability of adver-tisers in this magazine.

No matter what may he the attitude ofany other magazine, 1~ e CR.IITSRIAN twposes to maintain at all times a careful watchover its advertising pages, that misleadingand ir-rrsponsihle advertisements may he kept

OrIt. It will he our aim to admit only suchas have some real service to render or com-modity to sell which would he likely to bracceptable to our subscribers.

In following this purpose it is pocsiblrthat an occasional error may he made. 111

no case, however, will an advertisement brcontinued after the slightest evidence of it\

unreliability is shonm, and we lvill thank CRAFTSMAN r eaders to notify us of any failurron the part of an advertiser to carry out in good faith the promises containrd in hisannouncement.

13URT,INGION There is a special satisfaction in commending to the atten-

VEN ETTAN BLINDS tion of CRAFrshl.&N readers the timely announcementsbegun in this issue by The Burlington Irenetian Blind

Clompany. ITor years this concern has been putting experience and capital into themanufacture of Venetian and Sliding Blinds, :md has earned large success, and what

i s more, high reputation. These blinds are a practical solution of how to keep out thedi rect sun and at the same time admit the air.

The Sliding Blinds may be fitted to any window as easi l y as the ordinary mosquitoscreen and taken out or replaced at pleasure in a second. By a scheme of hinging the

l ouver strip of the windolv frame, they can he lowered down into a pocket under thes i l l

and are then -entirely out of view, with the sill strip back in its place.A feature

of these hlinds is that light may he so regulated as to come from any part of the\ vi ndow from top to bottom. They are made in any wood or finish desired, as shown

in the booklet, nhich may be had hy addressing the company at 550 I,ake St., Burlington,

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A NEW KIND Have YOU ever thought how important it is in building a house toOF LATH have the right kind of foundation for the plaster which is to cover

the walls and ceilings? If you are going to build, it will pay youto turn to the business section of this issue of THE CRAFTSMAN and read the ad-

vertisement of the C. W. Capes Company for Stucco Bpard which they manufacture.In addition to its durability, its makers claim for it that it is more economical than

metal lath because it requires only about half the amount of material to cover it. Then,too, it is said to be fire-proof which would make it especially desirable.

Other features that recommend Stucco Board to CRAFTSMAN readers, will be

found concisely and clearly stated in the advertisement. Show it to your architect.The company offers to send samples to those interested.

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ARTISTIC HARDWARE There are always two ways of doing everything;

FOR HOME DECORATION sometimes more, In the decoration of a home, itis a question of being artistic or inartistic in the

fitting up of the place where one is to live.

Artistic hardware such as Sargent & Company advertise in the current issue of THE

CRAFTSMAN is the first requisite of a well appointed horn? such as CRAFTSMEN readers

would build.

A house may be architecturally beautiful and yet be absolutely uninviting. TheSargent Book of Designs will help you to select fittings that are in harmony with the

architecture and interior finish of your home. This book, containing fifty-eight half-

tone reproductions of artistic designs with valuable suggestions to home builders, is

yours for the asking.

L dDOROTHY MANNERS The Old Colony Weavers at Germantown, Pa., are

HANT)-WOVEN RUGS just putting on thr market a rug which is sure to filla large place in many homes. This is especially true

as the season is opening when country houses and summer cottages are being PUP in

order. They are hand-woven in artistic colorings and are reversible and washable.

The cost is at the rate of abourfifteen cents a square foot. They are fully described

in a booklet which is offered in their advertisement to those lvho write for it.

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HOW TO SLEEP This title of a book issued by the Marion Iron ;lnd Brass Bed

WELL Co., of 960 Sanitaire Ave., RIarion, lnd., has a very alluringsound. I,ots of people are trying to solve the question, and the

answer as furnished by this company in their advertisement is logical so far as the

results depend on a dainty metal bedstead of open construction affording every chancefor sunlight and ventilation and none whatever for germs. These considerations cer-tainly have much to do with ease of mind, and sleep without this is apt to he very coy.

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THE FAMILIAR FACE: CRAFTSMAN eaders are essentially believers in the gos-ON EVERY BOX pel of outdoors. As the season advances for prac-

tically everybody to indulge more or less in life in theopen there will be increased use for Mennens. Mennens what?-do you ask?Hardly. It is no accident that the greater part of the people of this land are becomingposted regarding it for it is a case of real merit well advertised.

The importance of knowing what one is using on the face and skin and the con-

fidence established with the public are directly related to the making of a genuinelyreliable Borated Ialcum powder which is both safe and soothing for baby and forbabys father and mother. A sample is offered frrely to anyone addressing Gerhal-rl

AIennen Co., Newark, N. J.LL

INTERESTING SKELCH Our readers will be interested in the illustration on

Bl 1HOMAS NASI the bac k cuver of this issue. This is a reproduction

from an original drawing by Thomas Nast, which hr

sent to the Iowle Manufacturing Company, Nrwburyport, Mass., thanking them for

a Georgian Book, 11hich was sent him about the time of his appointment as American

Consul at Guayaquil, Ecuador, rt1 lere a few months later, in 1902, he lost his life.

The costume shown in the picture indicates that he had this appointment in mind

\\hen the draw,ing was made.

The Georgian is only one of a Colonial series of five books issued hy the TowleManufacturing Company. They are all intensely interesting as well as instructive,

and although originally published to acquaint the American people wit11 the Companyssilverware designs, many school teachers have recognized their value and secured copies

for use in their classrooms.

As unique and original examples of modern advertising we have nothing but theIlighest praise for the Towle Manufacturing Companys publications.

Thomas Nast \\.as born in Landau, Bavaria, in 1840. He came to the United

States in 1846. JVhile quite young he became ndl known as a caricaturist, and in1862 he began his war sketches u-hich made him famous. I.ater he became noted for

his political caricatures, especially those directed against thr Tweed Ring in New

lork. It has been well said of him that ile helped to preservr a nation and to rid acity of dishonor.

CLIHF: LALUE It often happens that its thp little things that tell.OF SOME Notice for instance the modest announcement in our ad-LlTTI,F: 1-H I NGS: vertisement department; Jones the Marqueterie man.

CRAFTSMAN eaders have come to realize through the fre-qufnt appearance oi this small advertisement that those four words carry a world of

meaning.Briefly summarized they stand for: Perfection of craftsmanship, originality of de-

sign, harmonious blending of materials whether of woods, ivories or precious stones and

metals.It is well ivorth while to know where to turn if one is interested in the art of mar-

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James McCreery & Co.Furniture for

Summer Residences

New Craftsman Models for country cottades or clubs.

French Willow Furniture for morni& rooms, bedrooms orverandah in suites or separate pieces. Finished in artshades of yellow, Qreen, wood brown, French lrey andtan.

Cushions covered with art stuffs, flowered cretonnes or

taffetas.Estimates and sketches submitted for all kinds of interior

decoration.

New York and Pittsburglb.

Hunt, Wilkinson & Co.invite attention to their exhibit of fine CRAFTS-M A N F U R N I T U R E , a few suggestions of whichare here shown. Outfits complete, includingportieres, table scarfs, electric fixtures, lamps, rugsand the various pieces of furniture may be hadeither for a single room or an entire house. Weare agents for the products of

The Craftsman Workshops.We are also Designers, Frescoers, and Makers andImporters of Fine Furniture and Furnishings, in-cluding all lines of interior work and decoration.

DesiBns, Estimates, andColor Schemes Furnished

Correspondence Invited

CRAFTSMAN SUGGESTIONS

HUNT, WILKINSON 6 CO.FACTOfl*dS{~~~~gai&. 1618 Chestnut Street

PHILADELPHIA, PA.

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HOUSECLEANING time is

well over. Would you notlike to arrange thinq so that.you would avoid such anotherseason of discomfort? : : : :The hot weather is before us and you want everythingabout your house as airy and clean as possible. Have

you put down your carpets again so that the windstormsof the summer will have a handy place to deposit the dust?

You can have a Perfect Hardwood Floor for the cost of agood carpet and have a permanent, beautiful, sanitaryfoundation for the furnishing of your house. Write usfor book of designs. : : : : : : :

Wood-Mosaic Flooring Co.Rochester, N. Y. New Albany, Ind.

Flooring experts in most of the large cities.Catalogue in Sweets Universal Index.

Residence

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Harrison,Glenside,

Pa.

Floors laid byHeaton &Wood,

PhiladelphiaAgts., at 1706

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Beautiful Doorsmake your home more attractive,and give the impression of eleganceand refinement. Do not build orremodel your home until you havelearned the wonderful progress thathas been made in the manufac-ture of artistic doors.

Write Today forThe Door Beautiful

a handsome, illustrated booklet,showing many individual styles inbeautiful doors for private homes,and explaining just how you canjudge the qualities of a doori&andhow you can know that you : getthe quality you pay for.

Morgan Hardwood

VeneeredDoors

can be used in connection with any style of interior finish or decoration.They are made to correspond with the architectural features of the house.Beautiful in design, unequaled in construction and elegance of finish, theycost but little more than the old style soft wood doors.

Made in Colonial, Rennaissance, Empire, Craftsman and many otherstyles for inside and outside use.

Every Morgan door is guaranteed, and the makers will gladly replace

free of cost any Morgan Hardwood door that fails to give absolute satisfaction.Architects and builders are urged to write for our @page cata-logue entitled, The Perfect Door, It is sent free wherethe request is written on business stationery. Write today.

The Morgan Company, Dept. C, Oshkosh, Wis.Main Distributing Points,Morgan Sash and Door Co., West 22d and Union Sts., Chicago, 111.The Morgan Co., Oshkoah, Wis.The Morgan Company, Union Trust Building, Balt imore, Md.

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LART NOUVEAU FIRE PLACE

THE latest foreipn litwatnrr on Architecture and Interior decoration iz replete with illustrationsof interiors that are charmine for their elegance and simplicity, and in all LArt Xourexu pre-

dominates. All illustrations shorn sn extensive use of Tile and Arcbitectnral Fnience. MARBLESARE CONSPICUOUS BY THEIR ABSENCE. q We particularly note the abandonment of oblontztile, and the exclusive use of the square shapes. the prevailing size being a six inch squarewith anoccasional illustration showing a four or three inch square. 4 For Walls, Wainscotings and Fire

Place u ark our Dqlla Robbia and Mat Ulaeed tile are in exact accord with the mowmmt above mentioned.AsI% your nearest Tile Dealer to show you samples

Tile for Everywhere and AnywhereSpecial designs upon apulication without costWrite Dept. B. for Catalogue

We make Wall and Fire Place tile, non-absorbant Floor tile and Ceramic Mosaics for Churches, Banks, OfficeBuildings. Hotels. Therttres, Railroad Stations, Restaurants. Cafes, Irirrrte Residences, Porch Floors andArchitectural Fnience.

TRENT TILE COMPANYOffice and Works Trenton, New Jersey


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Serving a Long TermPenitentiary Buildings Roofed with

(6 Tavlos Old Stvle Tin/ ,

Taylor Old Style tin is servingbility be a life sentence on the roofiSylvania State penitentiary buildings.it has been giving good service forand subsequent roofing needs have

what will in all proba-of maw of the Penn-On the older buildingsover twenty-five yearsinvariably been taken

care of with Taylor Old Style tin.In securing a htting roof for substantial and enduring

structures no better selection could have been made.

t----x7-- *The building of the Peters IIxrdware Company of Emporia, Kansas,

built in 1870, is still wearing its roof of Taylor Old Style tin put onuf& / at that time. Although this-roof has been subjected to unusuallysevere

clwll?, ,~ I treatment, its thirty-six years of exposure have not affected ifs usefulness.

.&~~y~~$Q No other rooflny material of any kind ran prrnrnt such roof of its durability. our!e. free booklet, .\ ,:1~11)1~: 10 (;001) INWFS, explains w ly lnvlor Oh1 Style can.*I_

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Comparehis withwhat you know fmetal ath or any other method

* STUCCO board will last as long as the house.It cant rust.It requires ahout half the amount of material top1as;er *s ml+@.

SECl-ION SHOWING UNQEKCU T KEY

It ig;Oo;ed.and rwd and will not bend under the

BeinI

a non conductor of heat and cold, it renderaa muso cool in mmmer and warm in winter.

It is fire-proof.It adds strength to the house.It is ortsi y nailed up and can be applied to studding.

sheathing and furring.It has a perfect undercut key.

The 66STUCCQ Plasterboard as aArchitects who have used STUCCO hoard

recommend it to their fellows.

foundation for Portlandcement exteriors ofcountry houses, is su-

perior to all othermethods.

Samples mailed

upon application

C. W. CAPES _ I.wi.._a-r1170 Broadway, New York, N. Y.

Residence of GPO . . V~eelan d, J l Q i s . l h l . R n l c h , d r c h t .

# % m n 1 i t . v. J . 5 F F. V. d i s t m . . v. x c i t j

See page 59 of Sweets Index

Ofers ossibilities for interior woodwork and furniture which are sure tobring it into great favor as it becomes known. A form of Silverwood wasintroduced into Germany about a hundred years ago but its expense of pro-duction limited its use. A new process of manufacture now in use by

?Cbe ZWerican tItZJ%iob SWaining ZlZtiorlttGmakesthis most beautiful wood available at nogreater cost than Cuban mahog-

any and similarwoods,while affording entirely new schemes for decorativeeffects.SILVERWOOD is not stained wood. The color ismetallic and is pressedinto the fibre in such way that the entire piece is colored.sunlight and is therefore fadeless.

It is not affected by

Architects.Decorators.and all who areinterested areinvi ted to write to

waxed, or dead, as may be desired.It may be finished in a high French polish,

Panel work of Silverwood is furnished inbirds-eye maple, white mahogany and ash. 41 Interiors trimmed or entirelyfinished in Silverwood, and with appropriate fabrics and furnishings are unique

The six rooms at the German Exhibit at the St. Louisnd highly effective.Exposition which were done in Silverwood attracted most favorable attention.

The American Wood Staining WorksF. A. Auffermann, Propr. Long Island City, N. Y.


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No Filigree or Nickel on the new plain

Makes Cooking E+asy.J ust the natural black iron, beautifully fashioned and perfectly cast-Craftsman Styleapplied to a range. Everything is get-at-able at the front-Ash pan, broiler door, grateand cleanout door-all are handy. Kitchen doors do not interfere in setting this range,for either end as well as the back can be placed squarely against the wall.

Its The Range Every Housekeeper Should Know More About.Write for hand-some booklet. WEIR STOVE CO., Taunton, Mass.


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1Wittekhds iEZ% Homes

I Ssecial Architectural Plans f

1 Wittekinds Concrete Block Houses 1

I Buildin&. Clubs, Hotels. Public Bhildinds. etc.. at Reasonable Fees.

\ HENRY G. WITTEWIND. (Licensed Architect) 85 DEARBORN STREET. CHICAGO.

where shingles, unplaned boarda or any othetrough slding is used

4 Cabots Shingle Stains

For all Kinds of Buildings

will eive more 3pproprinte and beautiful coloringeffects . wear bctr.r. cost lrs\ to buy or apply,than any other colorings. They are the only afa~nsmade of Crcosofc. and Wood treated with Crco.BOW ia not subject to dry-rot or other decay.

Snmplrr of r a t n r d m e d . andC o t d og u r , , m t f r e c o n r r q u r r r .

SAMUEL CABOT, Sole Manufacturer.141 Mills Street. Boston. Mass.

Agenfr at aI1 rnrrnI9olncr.

p ~LlfiEQ,H~D~O~ F Tr;;;rs ,

Most economical, iiralthful and ~a,,.,actor\~ for old ior new11nrs-differenr patterns tomatch turlllshinc\-outwear carpets. Stockscarried in lradine cities. Prices and cataloxue of drrlan FREE.

THE INTERIOR HARDWOO D COMPANY, MANUFACTURERS. INDIANAPOLIS, I N D .

Preserve Your Copies of The Craftsman.

If you will send us Y ur magazines, we will make them up in binding ofCRAFTSMAN leather and canvas for $2.00 a volume;

or, in CRAFTSMAN full limp leather for $2.50 a volume. Each book will bear THECRAFTSMAN device, our guarantee of GOOD WORKMANSHIP, whrch is stamped upon allproducts of our workshops. If you wish a handsome book, or a series of books, and atthe same time to preserve your files of THE CRAFTSMAN, which are daily increasingin value as works of reference, send us your back numbers with instructions as to binding. m

Gustav Stickley, The Craftsman, Syracuse, N. Y. I


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WV True Craftsman StyleT HE true Craftsman finish gives tointerior woodwork and furniture

an elegant and artistic effect. Itaffords greater opportunities for har-monious treatment of interiors than anyother style of wood finishing.

The Craftsman style of finishing has a beautydistinctly its own. It originated from a desire tobring out all the natural beauty of the grain andflake of the wood, to make that beauty a part ofthe whole effect and enhance it with tones which

would enable it to form a part of the harmonioustreatment of the entire interior decoration.

It affords appropriate tones for the drawing

Ioom, the library, the living room, the bed room, the diding room, the kitchen-in fact

the ensemble of the whole house- and at a cost within the reach of everyone.The artist, the chemist and the expert painter and varnish ma ,ker have succeeded

after several years of laboratory work in producing - I

SHERWN- WLLIAMS HANDCRAFT STAINSwhich enable your finisher to get a wide variety of true Craftsman effects on many kindsof wood. Handcraft S ains are made first to bring out the beauty of the wood. Theyhave a wonderful richness and depth, they are transparent and do not obscure the finestgrain. Seven of the Handcr aft line are designed especially for this style of finish :Weathered Oak, Cathedral Oak, Tavern Oak, Flemish Oak, Brown Oak, Old EnglishOak, Fumed Oak. Some of these are new creations and individual to ourselves. Youshould see them before planning color schemes for a new home or the remodeling of anold one. Furniture can be finished to correspond when desired.

We give you the following directions for securing the true Craftsman finish, with theidea only of enabling you to talk over the matter with your master painter or finisherintelligently, and that you may be sure you can get the effect you want without disap-pointment. DIRECTIONS

Wood should be clean and smooth. Apply Handcraft Stain t&b,; - Ibare wood with a soft fitch brush; allow to stand over night.lightly with a steel wool or ru,b ,lightly with tine finishing paper. Thenapply a coat of Sherwin- W/l/rams Mission-Mission-Lac dries hard in from three to five hours.The surface should then be sanded lightly withworn out sand paper or mossed with steelwool. This gives an effect not approached .by wax or other goods, re-gardless of expense. It isrich, soft and velvety.

Noms-hfissicn-Lnc is recom-mcnderliIlsteatlofshellac (whichhas heretofore been commonlyused over Stain.) It is not animitation ofor substitute for shel-lac, hut a materialvastly cuperiorto shellac for the purpose and atabout one-half the coSt.

SHERWN- WLLIAMS A

COSPECIALISTS INCRAFTSMAN FINISHES

104 Canal Street,

Cleveland, 0.

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F. HT. Devoe $ CosARTISTS OIL ANDWATER COLORS

Adjustable Drawing TablesDrawing Boards

Swiss and German InstrumentsDrawing Inks and Adhesives

Engineers* and Architectssupplies GeneralI!

Florentine Fresco ColorsBrilliant Bronze Powders

Liquid Gold and Silver PaintArtistsand Decorators BRUSHE!

Leads and Zinc PaintsVarnishes, Oil and Varnish Stains

Send for Catalogue.

F.W.DEVOE t: C.T.RAYNOLDS COPulton, William d Ann Slreels. NEW YORK

Branches-Chicst! o and Kansa, Cily

KLEINPLASTIKSmall objects of Art, Clocks, Lamps,r Vases, Candlesticks, Frames, Trays,

Umbrella Handles, and other fancyarticles in the Modern Style, afteroriginal sketches and models, by

A . R E I M A J V J V.40 p la t e s (he l lo type ) 9 12x 12 12 in.

In p o r t f o l i o $8.00.

BRUNO HESSLING CO., Ltd.64 East 12th St., New York. N. Y.

DOROTHY MANNERSHAND-WOVEN RUGShave the charm of simple beauty. Their artistic andbright appearance. and substanti al weaving make

them attractive and serviceable for summer use.blade in colors to harmonize with the furnishings ofany room. Reversibl e and washable. Sizes from2x 3 feet at $I. to I PX 18 feet at $36. Writ e for book-let giving full descripti on.

SPECIAL OFFER: For $3 we will deli ver, expressprepad anywhere in the U. S., sampleeither blue. green or pink.

3x6 rug inWrite to-day.

Kindly m

Lear nt 0Mde

Pot t e r yTHE

Alfred ummer choolALFRED, N. Y.

J ul y3 to Au gust 4, 1906

Thorough Instruction in Making,Coloring, Glazing and Burning.

CHARLES F. BINNS. Director

Write for Cataloe

HANDICRAFTGVILD

IMINNEAPOLDS

SUMMER SCHOOL

OF DESIGNApplied to Crafts

Secood Annual Session. J une 18 to Joly IS

Des&n: Ernest A. Batchelder, Director.Author of Principles of Design. MetalWorhond Jewelry. lames H. Win. Pot-tery: Florence D. Willets. Oliver New-comb, Assistant. Leather: Nelberf Mur-phy. Boohbindinc. Edith Griffith. Woodhvorh: J. E. Painter.Bertha McMillan.

Woodmtving:

Mrs. Butt Lum.Woodblork Printing:

For information address

FLORENCEWALES, Secretary828 Second Ave., Sooth. Minneapolis, Mine.

The H Thane Mlier SchooFOR GIRLS

Limited in numhers College preparatoryand advanced courses. Special advantages inLANGUAGES. LITERATURE. HISTORY, M USIC andART. PREPARATION FOR FOREION TRAVEL.

AddressMRS. EMXA I. SMITH MILL ER.

or MISS E. LOUISE PARRY, A. M..

Lenox Pl ace, Avondale, Cincinnati , Ohio.

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TH E RE probably wasnever a more complete

system of rail transportationthan that afforded by the

The principal lines are theNew York Central &

Hudson River

Lake Shore & MichiganSouthern

Big Four Route

Michigan Central

Boston & Albany, and

Pittsburg & Lake ErieRailroads

Particulars in regard to theservice will be gladly fur-nished by any agent of theselines.

For a copy of the Illustrated Catalogueof the Four-Track Series, send a two-centstamp to George H. Daniels, Manager,General Advertising Department, Room70A, Grand Central Station, New York.

C. F. DALYPassenger Ir afi c M anager

New York

W. J . LY NCHPassenger Tra @c M anager

Chicago

;iTcsoss Lake ErieBETWEEN

TWILIGHT AND DAWN

The D. B B. Line Steamers leave Detroitweekdaysat HO p. m.. Sundays at 430 p. m. (central time) andfrom Buffalo daily at 530 p. m. (eastwn time) r each-ingtheir destinatmn the next morning. Direct con-nections withearly morning trains. Superior serviceand lowest rates between eastern and western states.

Ral Tckets Avalabe on SteamersAll classes of tickets sold readmp via Michigan

Central, Wabash and Grand Trunk r ailways be.tween Detroit and Buffalo in either direction wil t beaccepted for transportation on D. & B. Line

Send two cent stamp for il lustr ated pamphlet.Address, A. A. Schan tz, G. S. & P. T. M., Detro it, Mich .

Kindly mention The Craftoman

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Burlington Sliding Blinds [(/I]1

smn for cnfnfwlcr and estlmnfrsBURLIRTON VENETIAN BLIND COMPANY

L60L~ke Sr BURLINOTO. VT

Talking Points for

THEFOUR=TRACK

-NEWSWhich Explain Its Emphatic Success

Here are a few reasons why you want THE Foun-TRACK NEWS on the rea ding table in your home.Look them over. think them over-then send for asample copy and see if you dont think THE FOUR-TRACK NFWS is worth $1.00 a year to yourself andyour family.

Its scope is confined to no geographical section:the world is its field.

It instructs.It entertains.Its different.It is a universal favorite.It is always and forever up-to-date.It is a great help to students in history classes.There is much in every issueof educational value

to every reader.It is entertaining to the father and mother as well

as to the children.It is eloquent with bright brief. valuable articles

and superb pictures.

Subscription s, $1.00 n Year: For ri bz Countri es. $2.50;al News-stands. I O Cenls a Copy.

A sample copy and our special te rms to agents wi:l cost younothing. Send your address and two references to GEORGEH. DANIELS, Publisher, Room ,oA,s, Eastazd St., New York

COLOR SCHEMES-AND-

DECORATIVESUGGESTIONSFURNISHED.

q There has been a growing demand upon usfor Color Schemes and suggestions as toWall decoration.

q To meet that demand we &ye been com-ydl;d to mcrease our faclhtles for such

q We have secured the co-operation of com-petent artists and writers. We have hadmade for us a lot of artistically embossedcardboard panels, 11~5% in. in size. showingwood-work in actual shape and color, andincludina (as needed) base-board. chair-

rail, plate-rail and picture moulding.q On th ese we paste the actual wall cover-

ings recommended by us. and you can seeat a glance the harmony between wood-work and walls.

q If you have only one room, or a group ofrooms. write to us, and we will e xplainmore fully our plan to help you. Address

. H. B. WIGGINS SONS CO.,

ROCK RIDGE SCHOOL IFar Boys. Location high and dry. Laboratories. Shop for me-chanic arts. Strong Teorhcrr . A viprous school life. A new gym-nasium with swimming pool. Fits for college. scientific school andbusiness. Illustrated pamphlet sent free Please address

DR. If. Il. WAITE. Rock Ridle Asll. Wellesley Bills, Mass.

THIS Bed.One-third of your life is spentin bed. You cant tell amongwhat unclean germs.you sleepif your bed has crevices andiointswhere dustcoltectsandmicrobes thrive. The onlyopen-construction. perfectlyventilated. cleanly bed is PSanitairc Bed. -There arenogerm-breeding places andevery point is reached byfresh air and sunlight in

.rtistic in design: beautifully fin-;hed-hard. smooth, white, San-:aire Gold and Snowy Whitend scores of others. You will heLelighted with the grace, characte rnd the sanitary perfection of Sanitaire Beds. RIlPWcifnr WC*heir ,I for hedrhs ,okr. FREE To those who write we wilt aend, sample of Snowy White or Sanitairc Cold finished tubing. 0~If the handsome finishes put on Sanitaire Beds and out book+ Howo sleep well. Address MARION IRON 8 BRASS ED o.,ItXl Sanilaire Ave., Ilarioa, lad.. U. S. A.


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OU are cordially invited to come to the Exhibi-tion Rooms at 29 West 34th street, New YorkCity, and see the things which show how artand simplicity really enrich the entire furni-

ture and fittings of the home.

The latch-string is out and the door swings inward.You will be made entirely welcome and helped to in-formation regarding anything in the exhibit.

You will find in these Exhibition Rooms, Chairs of adozen sizes and uses, enticing Settles, Library Tables,Writing Desks, Book Racks, Smokers Cabinets, Fold-ing Screens, Copper and Iron Lamps, Electroliers, Fix-tures and Hanging Lanterns; Table and Bureau Scarfs,

Luncheon Sets, Portieres and Cushions, worked withartistic designs, and each single piece a perfect exampleof that inwrought art which we call craftsmanship.

To own any of these Craftsman products is to havethat which will grow in value and attractiveness withthe years.

Craftsman Furniture is distinctive and authoritative.It is not copied; it is created,-and in its creation thevery best of head and heart as well as of material enters.Nothing short of this is accepted.

Com e and get acquai nt ed wi th i t

Gustav Stickley, The Craftsman29 W. 34th St., New York City


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CRANBERRY LAKE?REGION OF THEADIRONDACKMOUNTAINS

TAKE YOU TO THIS RE GIONFROM EVERY DIRECTION

C. Y. DALY W. J. LYNCHPassenger Traffic Mgr. Passenter Traffic Mgr.

NEW YORK CHICAGO

a section full of large fish is described in NewYork Central Li nes Four-Track Series No. 32.which contains a beautiful map of this regionprinted in four colors. Copy will be sent free,postpaid. on receipt of a two-cent stamp byGeorge H . Dsniels. hi lsnager. General Adrer-tising Depru-tment. Room 7OA, Grand CentralStation, New York.

TH E

The Freshness of Roses

r rnd bnlmv Juno days arc not more deliphtful nd

rclYr4~inp than the sootbiug touch of Me~ulea%Gives innnediat e and positive relief from PricklyHeat. Chafing. Sunburn and all skin trool~es.Erer~~where u%d ;Ind recommended by physiciansnnd nurses fcr its nerfrct Durity and absolute uni-formity. Menncns face bn &wry box. See lh:lt

you get tbo renuine. For enle every-where, or by mail, 2%. Sample free.Gerhard Mennen Co., Sewark,N.J.

ROUNDRIProm Chicago to Denver, Colqrado Springs and Pueblodailythroughout the summer months; return limit October3Ist. $25.00 first and third Tuesday of each month; return limit 21 days, anddaily July 10th to Igth, inclusive; return limit August 20th.

Only one night to Denver from Chicago and the Central States,via thehandsomely equipped Colorado Special.

There are two trains daily to Colorado over the only double-track railwaybetween Chicago and the Missouri River, via the

Chicago, nion Pacific& North-Western ineSend 4 cents in stamps for booklets, maps, hotel lists and full information.

L OSPOS W. B. KNISKERN, P. T. Al., Chicago 81 North-Western Ry., CHICAGO, ILL.

Kindly mention The Craftsman. . .

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ART WALL HANGINGS AND FRIEZESThe latest productions of Sanderson & Sons, London, English designers ,

including many masterpieces by noted artists.

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The Woodland Frieze is one of the most charmintj of the many artistic thin& shown in thelarge stock of this house. It is only possible in a printed advertise-ment to so&jest the denersl drawing leavin% he colori@ which is so much of its value to be described and imadined.

N the Woodland frieze, the dull, shadowy tones of late twilight are seen, the brownsand greens showing faintly as under a dying light, and the landscape appearing vague-ly in the gloaming. Trees in the background are suggested in masses, washed inagainst a background of cloudy blue-green hills and a luminous grayish sky. Thesemasses of trees are in a tone of dull yellowish-green, and the wide sweep of meadows:$I; shows a deeper tone of brown through t,he green, as if a deeper shadow fell

Life is given by a flush of apricot-color 111 he sky, just above the horizon linelike the last glow bf sunset, and a sharp accent of form appears in the graceful, slender lines of aioccasional bare willow in the foreground, drawn in strong. dark brown. The whole frieze givesthe feeling of soft brown shadows, and its repose and mystery would add the last perfect touch ofrestfulness to a living room or library done in the dull forest tones of green and brown. Thesefriezes shoult l be used with plain wall surfaces, and soft-textured wall-papers, either in ingrain or

fabric effects such as the burlaps weave, come in colors that harmonize perfectly with the pre-vailing tones of the frieze.

W. H. S. LLOYD COMPANYSole American Representatives of SANDERSON & SONS. London, and olher Foreido Asoufacturers

26 East 22d Street I I NEW YORK


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